Hi Nancy,   
      
   On Sat 2011-Nov-19 10:58, Nancy Backus (1:18/200) wrote to Richard Webb:   
      
    RW> YOu got that right!  Running it at night, turn it down and   
    RW> possibly even open windows still in the daytime.  STarting   
    RW> to leave a jacket in the van though in case of need even   
    RW> when it's nice.   
      
   NB> My car heats up fast enough that if I misjudge how cool it really   
   NB> is, it's not too bad for long... ;)  But I am wearing a light jacket   
   NB> more often now...    
   That works, it just takes me so long to get Kathy's   
   wheelchair out of the back, get her oxygen tank situated and its foot rests   
   reassembled, then getting her out and settled that it can get sorta chilly, so   
   I throw the jacket on.   
      
    NB>> Yesterday we had the gamut...  Large flakes of snow in the air   
    NB>> (which I didn't see, but several friends told me of it), bright   
    NB>> sunshine, heavy clouds, light rain, a couple of quick bouts of   
    NB>> sleety pellets (which I was out in, twice)....  Nothing stuck,   
    NB>> though... and today, while cool, is nicely sunny...  :)   
      
    RW> YEp, that time of year for you folks.  Can't say I miss it.   
    RW> IN fact I get too much winter this far north for my liking .   
      
   NB> A couple of nights ago, we had enough snow that it actually coated   
   NB> stuff... maybe a half inch or so of accumulation...(?)  fortunately   
   NB> it was all gone by the time I went out to do things the next   
   NB> morning.  :)  Tomorrow's supposed to be back in the 60's.  It's   
   NB> actually not too bad for this time of year... ;)   
      
   We're not too bad yet, I've dug out the heavy comforter for   
   the bed, and I turn up the heat a bit at night, but days   
   have been rather nice, a little chill with some rain earlier this week, but so   
   far I can like this.  I've still got a   
   couple of nice steaks I bought a couple months ago when that salesman came to   
   the door selling them, he came close to   
   getting the bum's rush, but he talked real fast, and i'd   
   like to throw them on the charcoal grill once more before it gets too cold.    
   See what happens Thanksgiving day, since   
   we're too broke for a turkey or a ham this year that'll be a thanksgiving day   
   treat if the weather cooperates.   
      
   NB> I don't really mind winter that much, it's just the shoveling &   
   NB> clearing off the car, and the slipping and sliding that I'm not keen   
   NB> on...      
      
   I probably wouldn't either were I a driver, but having to   
   walk here and there, or when I live in the city waiting for   
   a bus in it gets real old, real quick.  THing is, I like the upper midwest,   
   Chicago, MInneapolis, etc.  That is, I like   
   it fine between June and OCtober.  From about this time   
   until June rolls around though I dearly detest it, so much   
   so that I"ve told family members don't even bother to die or get married   
   between OCtober and June, cause I won't be there .   
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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